35 years ago - 1978

? Vercauteren Lumber Co. was sold to Harold Dorn and Jack Pamperin.

? A sleet storm hit the area April 10.

? Second District Alderman Joan Mills was elected president of the De Pere City Council.

? A donation of $500 was given to the De Pere Downtown Development Committee by the Brown County Savings and Loan Association. The committee announced it had adopted a turn-of-the-century theme for the redevelopment of the downtown areas of De Pere.

? The De Pere PTA honored Mrs. Irene Hjorth and Harris Cotter for outstanding service to the association.

? West De Pere High School received the good sportsmanship award for demonstrating the greatest degree of fair play and good behavior during the girls and boys basketball tournaments at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association state championships.

25 years ago - 1988

? Nancy Nusbaum was sworn in as mayor, becoming the first female mayor in the history of the city. Other new members of the City Council were Theodore Penn, First District; Jerry Daanen, Second District; Richard Collette, Third District; and David Catalano, Fourth District.

? Donald Engebos of Green Bay was elected chairman of the Brown County Board of Supervisors.

20 years ago - 1993

? A donation of $20,000 per year for each of the next three years to help support the Main Street Program was approved by the Common Council. Beginning with the formation of Main Street in 1990, the city has contributed $20,000 per year to support the work of the program, which "has been an effective catalyst for the development of the city's downtown," according to the resolution authorizing the expenditure.

15 years ago - 1998

? Peter Tragos, 53, of De Pere and Robert Evans, 44, of Seymour, owners of Pasquales International Restaurant, 305 Main Ave. downtown De Pere, were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of money laundering and tax evasion. Both defendants face a maximum penalty of 20 years' imprisonment and a fine of $500,000 if convicted of the offense.

? Theodore Penn, First District alderman, was re-elected to his second one-year term as president of the Common Council.

? Twenty houses along Reid and Grant streets were being razed to make way for a senior housing project, which will be part of the city's tax increment district. The area will be the site of a 144-unit, three-story apartment complex for senior citizens.

? Law-enforcement officials from the cities of De Pere and Green Bay, the village of Ashwaubenon and Brown County signed a TRIAD agreement under which senior citizens and law-enforcement officers will work together to improve the quality of life for seniors. The program is designed to reduce crimes against the elderly and will offer crime-prevention and education programs.

10 years ago - 2003

? Details about a new restaurant at the site of the former Hardee's fast-food restaurant at 210 S. Broadway are expected to be released in a week or two. Fred White, who is leasing the vacated building from Harry Macco, confirmed that a new eatery will be opening soon at the site. However, he said details about the full-service restaurant still are being worked out. City planning director William Patzke said he has been told the restaurant will be called Riverview Family Restaurant. The site is a sore spot for the city. The City Council voted in November to purchase the building, but the city never made an offer. The building eventually will have to be demolished to make room for a new bridge across the Fox River. That project is expected to get under way in 2005.